The thirteenth government of Israel was formed by Levi Eshkol on 12 January 1966,[1] following the November 1965 elections. His coalition included the Alignment (an alliance of Mapai and Ahdut HaAvoda), the National Religious Party, Mapam, the Independent Liberals, Poalei Agudat Yisrael, Progress and Development and Cooperation and Brotherhood, and had eighteen ministers.
On 5 June 1967, the first day of the Six-Day War, Gahal and Rafi joined the government, with the number of ministers rising to 21. Eshkol died on 26 February 1969, and the government was temporarily led by Yigal Allon until Golda Meir formed the fourteenth government on 17 March 1969.
New posts in the government included the Minister of Immigrant Absorption and the Minister of Information.
Israeli government formation, 1966|
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Cabinet members
| Thirteenth Government of Israel
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| Portfolio
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Minister
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Party
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| Prime Minister
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Levi Eshkol (12 January 1966 – 26 February 1969)
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Alignment, Labor Party
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| Yigal Allon (26 February – 17 March 1969) (interim)
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Alignment
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| Deputy Prime Minister
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Yigal Allon (1 July 1968 – 17 March 1969)
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Labor Party, Alignment
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| Minister of Agriculture
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Haim Gvati
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Alignment, Labor Party
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| Minister of Defense
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Levi Eshkol (12 January 1966 – 5 June 1967)
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Alignment
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| Moshe Dayan (5 June 1967 – 17 March 1969)
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Rafi, Labor Party, Alignment
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| Minister of Development
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Moshe Kol
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Not an MK 1
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| Minister of Education and Culture
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Zalman Aran
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Alignment, Labor Party
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| Minister of Finance
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Pinchas Sapir (12 January 1966 – 5 August 1968)
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Alignment, Labor Party
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| Ze'ev Sherf (5 August 1968 – 17 March 1969)
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Labor Party, Alignment
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| Minister of Foreign Affairs
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Abba Eban
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Alignment, Labor Party
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| Minister of Health
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Yisrael Barzilai
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Not an MK 2
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| Minister of Housing
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Mordechai Bentov
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Not an MK 2
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| Minister of Immigrant Absorption
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Yigal Allon (1 July 1968 – 17 March 1969)
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Labor Party, Alignment
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| Minister of Information
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Yisrael Galili (24 October 1966 – 17 March 1969)
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Alignment, Labor Party
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| Minister of Internal Affairs
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Haim-Moshe Shapira
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National Religious Party
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| Minister of Justice
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Ya'akov Shimshon Shapira
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Not an MK 3
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| Minister of Labour
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Yigal Allon (12 January 1966 – 8 July 1968)
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Alignment, Labor Party
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| Yosef Almogi (8 July 1968 – 17 March 1969)
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Labor Party, Alignment
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| Minister of Police
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Bechor-Shalom Sheetrit (12 January 1966 – 2 January 1967)
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Alignment
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| Eliyahu Sasson (2 January 1967 – 17 March 1969)
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Alignment, Labor Party
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| Minister of Postal Services
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Eliyahu Sasson (12 January 1966 – 2 January 1967)
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Alignment
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| Yisrael Yeshayahu (2 January 1967 – 17 March 1969)
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Alignment, Labor Party
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| Minister of Religions
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Zerach Warhaftig
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National Religious Party
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| Minister of Tourism
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Moshe Kol
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Not an MK 1
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| Minister of Trade and Industry
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Haim Yosef Zadok (12 January – 22 November 1966)
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Alignment
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| Ze'ev Sherf (22 November 1966 – 17 March 1969)
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Alignment
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| Minister of Transportation
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Moshe Carmel
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Alignment, Labor Party
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| Minister of Welfare
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Yosef Burg
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National Religious Party
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| Minister without Portfolio
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Yisrael Galili (12 January – 24 October 1966)
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Alignment
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| Menachem Begin (5 June 1967– 17 March 1969)
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Gahal
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| Yosef Sapir (5 June 1967– 17 March 1969)
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Gahal
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| Pinchas Sapir (5 August 1968 – 17 March 1969)
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Labor Party, Alignment
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| Deputy Minister of Agriculture
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Aharon Uzan (17 January 1966 – 17 March 1969)
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Alignment, Labor Party
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| Deputy Minister of Defense
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Zvi Dinstein (17 January 1966 – 5 June 1967)
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Alignment
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| Deputy Minister of Development
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Yehuda Sha'ari (17 January 1966 – 17 March 1969)
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Independent Liberals
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| Deputy Minister of Education and Culture
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Kalman Kahana (17 January 1966 – 17 March 1969)
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Poalei Agudat Yisrael
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| Aharon Yadlin (17 January 1966 – 17 March 1969)
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Alignment, Labor Party
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| Deputy Minister of Finance
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Zvi Dinstein (24 July 1967 – 17 March 1969)
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Labor Party, Alignment
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| Deputy Minister of Immigrant Absorption
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Aryeh Eliav (12 August 1968 – 17 March 1969)
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Labor Party, Alignment
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| Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs
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Shlomo-Yisrael Ben-Meir (17 January 1966 – 17 March 1969)
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National Religious Party
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| Deputy Minister of Religions
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Binyamin Shahor (1 February 1966 – 17 March 1969)
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National Religious Party
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| Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry
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Aryeh Eliav (17 October – 22 November 1966, 28 November 1966 – 26 June 1967)
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Alignment
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¹ Kol was elected to the Knesset on the Independent Liberal list, but resigned his seat after being appointed to the cabinet.
2 Although Barzilai or Bentov were not MKs at the time, both were members of Mapam.
3 Although Shapira was not an MK at the time, he had previously been an MK for Mapai, and w elected to the next Knesset as a member of the Alignment.
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